Outstanding Experience at the Manti Temple Friday

Gramps and I had one outstanding experience at the temple Friday evening one week ago. Just outside Nephi on Thursday evening two men were killed in an airplane accident. Robert Marion Lamb, 45, a flight instructor from Woodland Hills, and Peter John Mrowiec, 58, an attorney from Ontario, Canada, died in the crash when their plane was forced from the air because of stormy weather. Of course, I had to cover it for the paper. That was Thursday. Friday evening on our shift, the night or evening shift, we received word that a young man, the son of Robert Lamb, was coming to the temple to receive his own endowments. We were told to be kind and thoughtful because it had not even been 24-hours since the father/husband of the family had died. Of course, when the mom and other family came to the temple they were still fairly upset. 

I was at the initiatory desk, that was my assignment as one of the assistant coordinators of the shift, so I was able to hug them and welcome them to the temple. I was also able to encourage them. That was a personal blessing because you know how the spirit guides you and I felt His presence. 

Usually, as you know, the temple president, in this case President Pinegar, meets just with the young man and his escort. However, in this case, he took the entire family into his office and taught them from the scriptures. He shared his experience in losing his young son in a tragic accident and blessed the family members. The young man also has a brother who is in the mission field in South America. This young man, I believe, was going to Spain. The women had 40 family members on that session and the men a like amount, give or take a few. Each of them did a Lamb family file card.

When the session was over, President Pinegar met with the family again just to see how they were. The young Elder said he had never had such a wonderful experience in his life. He told President Pinegar that his father’s spirit sat between him and his uncle, who was his escort, the entire session. 

His mother had thought, that in light of what had happened, perhaps they should postpone the temple night they had planned. However, the Elder thought that his father would want them to continue with the plans they had made and would like his uncle to be his escort so they all had come. 

President Pinegar received a thank you note from the family just this week.

I was so grateful that we have the priesthood in our church to, in the name of our Father and His Son, bless the lives of all. What a gift it is. What a blessing. If the Savior had been at the temple that night in person, He could not have done more than President Pinegar did through the gifts of the priesthood and acting in the name of the Savior. He would have comforted them and would have reviewed the Plan of Happiness with them as well. He would have blessed them and loved them. President Pinegar did all of that as a representative of Christ. How blessed we are. How thankful I am.

I am getting on top of the type 2 diabetes! I have lost 13 pounds and have my blood sugar down from 124 to 105. That is without medication--just diet. That is pretty good, I think. The big thing is that I feel SO much better. I might last a couple of more years. 

Gramps and I love you. Keep up the good work. We will be thinking of you and praying for you each day. (More than once a day.)


Amy G wrote: What a neat story!  Thanks for sharing. Amy

To Michael Through "DearElder.com"

I am getting on top of the diabetes! I have lost 13 pounds and have my blood sugar down from 124 to 105. That is pretty good, I think. The big thing is that I feel SO much better. I might last a couple of more years.

It was good to hear from you. You are having so many spiritual experiences that it makes me happy to hear of them. How our Heavenly Father blesses those who try to do the right. Of course, this letter is also from Gramps and he feels the same way. Auntie AnnMarie says that each letter that she reads from you makes her want to hurry and go on a mission with Uncle Brandon so that she can share those same kinds of experiences. Of course, she has a few years to wait. Rachel is still a little girl. She will have great experiences through Kyle and Matthew.

We enjoyed hearing about you talk. What a great experience. Gramps printed it off to share with his home teaching families.

Gramps and I had one outstanding experience at the temple Friday evening one week ago. Just outside Nephi on Thursday evening two men were killed in an airplane accident. Robert Marion Lamb, 45, a flight instructor from Woodland Hills, and Peter John Mrowiec, 58, an attorney from Ontario, Canada, died in the crash when their plane was forced from the air because of stormy weather. Of course, I had to cover it for the paper. That was Thursday. Friday evening on our shift, the night or evening shift, we received word that a young man, the son of Robert Lamb, was coming to the temple to receive his own endowments. We were told to be kind and thoughtful because it had not even been 24-hours since the father/husband of the family had died. Of course, when the mom and other family came to the temple they were still fairly upset.

I was at the initiatory desk, that was my assignment as one of the assistant coordinators of the shift, so I was able to hug them and welcome them to the temple. I was also able to encourage them. That was a personal blessing because you know how the spirit guides you and I felt His presence.

Usually, as you know, the temple president, in this case President Pinegar, meets just with the young man and his escort. However, in this case, he took the entire family into his office and taught them from the scriptures. He shared his experience in losing his young son in a tragic accident and blessed the family members. The young man also has a brother who is in the mission field in South America. This young man, I believe, was going to Spain. The women had 40 family members on that session and the men a like amount, give or take a few. Each of them did a Lamb family file card.

When the session was over, President Pinegar met with the family again just to see how they were. The young Elder said he had never had such a wonderful experience in his life. He told President Pinegar that his father’s spirit sat between him and his uncle, who was his escort, the entire session.

His mother had thought, that in light of what had happened, perhaps they should postpone the temple night they had planned. However, the Elder thought that his father would want them to continue with the plans they had made and would like his uncle to be his escort so they all had come.

President Pinegar received a thank you note from the family just this week.

I was so grateful that we have the priesthood in our church to, in the name of our Father and His Son, bless the lives of all. What a gift it is. What a blessing. If the Savior had been at the temple that night in person, He could not have done more than President Pinegar did through the gifts of the priesthood and acting in the name of the Savior. He would have comforted them and would have reviewed the Plan of Happiness with them as well. He would have blessed them and loved them. President Pinegar did all of that as a representative of Christ. How blessed we are. How thankful I am.

Gramps and I love you. Keep up the good work. We will be thinking of you and praying for you each day. (More than once a day.)

Grammy and Gramps

To Ben Through "DearElder.com"

I am getting on top of the diabetes! I have lost 13 pounds and have my blood sugar down from 124 to 105. That is pretty good, I think. The big thing is that I feel SO much better. I might last a couple of more years.

You are getting to see a lot of people that you know. How cool is that? Your ward friends must have all been worthy people and good friends to all be going on missions.

I am glad that you got to see President Monson's birthday party. He is such a great man. Heavenly Father certainly gives His prophets experiences that help shape them for the better. Of course, He picks special people to begin with.

It was good to hear from you. You are having so many spiritual experiences that it makes me happy to hear of them. How our Heavenly Father blesses those who try to do the right. Of course, this letter is also from Gramps and he feels the same way. Auntie AnnMarie says that each letter that she reads from you makes her want to hurry and go on a mission with Uncle Brandon so that she can share those same kinds of experiences. Of course, she has a few years to wait. Rachel is still a little girl. She will have great experiences through Kyle and Matthew.

Gramps and I had one outstanding experience at the temple Friday evening one week ago. Just outside Nephi on Thursday evening two men were killed in an airplane accident. Robert Marion Lamb, 45, a flight instructor from Woodland Hills, and Peter John Mrowiec, 58, an attorney from Ontario, Canada, died in the crash when their plane was forced from the air because of stormy weather. Of course, I had to cover it for the paper. That was Thursday. Friday evening on our shift, the night or evening shift, we received word that a young man, the son of Robert Lamb, was coming to the temple to receive his own endowments. We were told to be kind and thoughtful because it had not even been 24-hours since the father/husband of the family had died. Of course, when the mom and other family came to the temple they were still fairly upset.

I was at the initiatory desk, that was my assignment as one of the assistant coordinators of the shift, so I was able to hug them and welcome them to the temple. I was also able to encourage them. That was a personal blessing because you know how the spirit guides you and I felt His presence.

Usually, as you know, the temple president, in this case President Pinegar, meets just with the young man and his escort. However, in this case, he took the entire family into his office and taught them from the scriptures. He shared his experience in losing his young son in a tragic accident and blessed the family members. The young man also has a brother who is in the mission field in South America. This young man, I believe, was going to Spain. The women had 40 family members on that session and the men a like amount, give or take a few. Each of them did a Lamb family file card.

When the session was over, President Pinegar met with the family again just to see how they were. The young Elder said he had never had such a wonderful experience in his life. He told President Pinegar that his father’s spirit sat between him and his uncle, who was his escort, the entire session.

His mother had thought, that in light of what had happened, perhaps they should postpone the temple night they had planned. However, the Elder thought that his father would want them to continue with the plans they had made and would like his uncle to be his escort so they all had come.

President Pinegar received a thank you note from the family just this week.

I was so grateful that we have the priesthood in our church to, in the name of our Father and His Son, bless the lives of all. What a gift it is. What a blessing. If the Savior had been at the temple that night in person, He could not have done more than President Pinegar did through the gifts of the priesthood and acting in the name of the Savior. He would have comforted them and would have reviewed the Plan of Happiness with them as well. He would have blessed them and loved them. President Pinegar did all of that as a representative of Christ. How blessed we are. How thankful I am.

Gramps and I love you. Keep up the good work. We will be thinking of you and praying for you each day. (More than once a day.)

The Piano Guys Signed with Sony

What do you get when five Mormons with a deep love of music discover the transformative power of YouTube? You get The Piano Guys. They become so popular that you get an announcement like this: "Web hit Piano Guys sign with Sony By Marco R. della Cava, USA TODAY." From Myrna you get a "Three cheers!" I like those guys and their music. Todd wrote: I guess those autographed CDs and piano books are going to increase in value. Myrna wrote: Do you have one or two? Lucky you! Todd wrote: Multiples. Myrna wrote: Well, hold tight. I am certain that you are right and they will increase in value multiple times. Yay! I wonder if any of my old records that I have hidden under the stairs are worth anything. It would help if someone could play them, right? Todd wrote: There are plenty of record players still for sale. Myrna wrote: Where? Todd wrote: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Lp+player Also at many traditional stores like Target an Sprawl-Mart. Myrna wrote: Thanks. We'll have to look at Target on Thursday when we go there. I just thought they were never to be heard again. Sort of like the clock when the old man died.

About Missionary Letters

I can't wait to go on my mission with Brandon so I can have the experiences that Ben and Michael are having at the MTC.  They are such good examples to all of us.  Both of them have shared such powerful testimonies that I am excited for them to do so in the real world.  It is clear that it is Ben's time to go, and it is clear that Michael is well on his way to knocking on anyone's door in California.

 

I am so proud to be their Auntie.

 

Ams

Hey! From Michael

Hi everybody!

We had a few things happen this week that I'll tell you about.  First, I've seen Elder Ben Bolton a few times this week - we have the same lunch hour - and I saw his big brother Braden yesterday on my way to lunch!  It was pretty neat seeing them!  I also saw Elder Beenfield, who I served one of my mini missions with - he works as a security guard here now!  I wish I had gotten a picture, but I left my camera in the classroom that day.  So far that's all the people I've seen, but my best friend Cody Pickett is coming in this Wednesday, so I hope I'll be able to see him a few times before he ships out to Colorado Springs.  I'm way excited - It's almost like Christmas! Hahaha.

Again, thanks to everyone who has sent me packages.  Thanks, mom for the raincoats, etc., and thanks AnnMarie for the T-shirts, and thanks Rachel and Branden for the candy, and thanks Grandma and Grandpa Gordon for the donuts and cookies, and thanks Grandma and Grandpa Trauntvein for the card!  With all the food I've been getting, I'm becoming the favorite missionary in the district! Hahaha.  I practically had to fight off all the missionaries begging for donuts :P  

We're doing fantastic out here.  We are now teaching two new investigators: Anderson and Enthony.  We've only taught them once each so far, so I don't know a whole lot about them.  They seem like pretty cool guys and they're a lot easier to teach than Abel! hahaha.  (Either that or we're just getting better at Spanish, which is possible).  We're getting to know each other better as a district, which is fantastic.  I love these guys so much.  The three Guatemalan Elders are leaving this week and we're all going to be sad to see them go.  They make up a decent third of our district and bring such a great spirit into the group.  BUT, we all know they'll be off to bigger and better things, so I guess it will all be ok.  

Sorry I don't have any awesome stories or anything; all our time is taken up by Spanish study.  Not having any free time is difficult, but I know this program is inspired and that we'll make it through.  They say the days here are like weeks, but the weeks are like days.  That is so true!  I can't believe I've been here for two and a half weeks already!  It's weird to think that, had I been going to an English mission I would be shipping out in just a few days.  Oh!  I don't know if I told you, but my first Sunday here, they asked me to give a talk on Enduring to the End - all in Spanish!  I had only been here, like, three days and I was so scared I left the notebook I wrote the talk in in my classroom!  I didn't realize it, though until I was on the stand, ready to speak.  I had my Spanish Preach My Gospel and Book of Mormon and that was it.  I don't know how I did it, but I got up there and I just started talking.  It was some of the best Spanish I had ever spoken in my life.  I gave the whole talk I had written out and bore my testimony, only asking for help with a word once or twice.  I felt the Spirit so strong when I did so, and I knew that Heavenly Father was proud of me.  After Sacrament Meeting, I had missionaries that had been here seven and eight weeks telling me I gave a better talk than they could.  It made me feel so good inside that, even though I forgot my notebook, I had been obedient and the Lord had blessed me for it.

I know that this is the Lord's True Church.  I know that without a doubt.  In my short time here, I have grown closer to my Savior and Redeemer than I ever have before.  I know that He was there in the beginning with the Father, that by Him and through Him, the worlds are, and were created.  I know that He sent us here that we might learn and grow that we might progress eternally.  He came in the meridian of time, not to condemn the world, but that through Him, the world might be saved.  He took upon Himself our each and every sin and died that we might live.  As the Son of the Father, he could not be killed; He gave His own life voluntarily to finish the Work.  I know that His Gospel has been restored in these, the last days, and that it shall never again be taken from the Earth.  I know that as a missionary, I have been Called of God as His special witness and it is my duty to administer His Truth unto this people that they might come closer unto Christ.  I also know that He will return in the end to rule among the children of men, and in that day there shall be no more sorrow nor fear.  I know these things without a shadow of a doubt.  This is my work and my glory, to invite others to come unto Christ through faith in Him, repentance, baptism, the reception of the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.  I testify that these things are true and do so in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Well, I have to go.  God be with you till we meet again.

Love,
Elder Trauntvein

P.S.  Mom, yeah put my address and email on Facebook!  I can't write anyone any emails, but I can write them letters, so it's all good.  If I need anything, I'll let you know.

Amy G.: This week's installment.  The last paragraph made me totally cry...

Myrna wrote: Me too! It made me cry also. (I hope that card still had the money in it.)

Kirsten wrote: The second to last paragraph did it for me!  Love these Elders of ours! Love, Kirsten

We have gmail

I have a gmail account and so does gramps.

grammymyrna@gmail.com

LeonardTrauntvein@gmail.com

Petty

Willism Pitty, born 1595 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts married to Mary, is the futherest back we go.

This interesting name is of early medieval English and Scottish origin, and derives from the medieval Anglo-Norman French term "petit", small, a word of obscure and isolated origin, thought to be a "nursery word". It was used as a nickname for a small person, as in the recording of Walter le Petiit, in the Wiltshire Assize Rolls of 1249, and also to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same given name. The term was also used as an element in medieval surnames developed from personal and occupational - or nick - names, as in Walter Petitclark (1304, Gloucestershire); John Petijohan (1327, Sussex); and John le Petit Smyth (1351, Essex). The surname from "petit" is first recorded in England in the late 12th Century, as below, and can be found in forms ranging from Petty and Pettie to Pe(t)it, Petyt, Pettitt and Pittet. In Scotland, one Fergus de Pety in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382, and Master Duncan Petit or Petyt was archdeacon of Glasgow in 1395. 

The marriage of John Petty and Margaret Rogers was recorded at St. Dunstan's in the East, London, on June 22nd 1568. A Coat of Arms granted to the Pettys of Warwickshire depicts, on a shield divided quarterly gold and blue, on a green bend three gold martlets. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Petie, which was dated 1198, in the "Feet of Fines of Nottinghamshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "Richard The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Petie, which was dated 1198, in the "Feet of Fines of Nottinghamshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "Richard The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax.

The Knight Family Crest

http://www.josephknightfamily.org/history/crest.html‏ There is a whole discourse on the Knight family crest and a photo of it at the site. I was interested in the following: WHERE DID THE KNIGHT CREST COME FROM?: The Knight family crest shown above was "adopted" by the family after an extensive search. It would be impossible to completely authenticate the actual coat used by our ancestors since for reasons given above, there are many versions found in the Heraldic Register in England. The large section of the New York Public Library on Heraldry has been consulted in order to survey the several registered there for old English families of the Knight surname. For the Knights who came to the New World during the early 1630Õs there are several found belonging to these families. The one found on the home page represents Knights who came from Hampshire, England where our ancestors originated. In the library of Bath, England the registry was consulted with the blazon (description) of this crest used to identify its origin between the 12th and 13th centuries. Therefore, according to time and place, this crest most fits the circumstances of our ancestors. Even, if this is not the case, the use of this emblem will help us keep the tradition of the origins of our family alive. We do not claim that this is the proven crest used by our ancestors, but it is typical of those used by these people and is representative of the traditional use of crests by the Knight family centuries ago.

Re: Disappointing Diabetes Class

Sorry that went so badly. It kind of reminded me of taking ethics courses from professors with law degrees versus professors with philosophy degrees, not that either was bad, they just tend to have a different focus. I know that Kimberly has had different experiences with different dietitians and doctors. I think that knowing what your doctor expects as good, better and best for limits is helpful, and then using constant testing to make sure you are within his parameters.

Organic dairy products can be pasteurized, so I don't think there is really a connection between something being organic and not being pasteurized. For example, even raw milk may or may not be organic. What organic does mean is that the cows were fed organic feed (no pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilizers) and were not given antibiotics or growth hormones. Those would be the benefits you would be looking at in purchasing organic cottage cheese. Unpasteurized (raw) milk and milk products (excluding cheeses aged 60 days or more) are not considered safe by the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/rawmilk/raw-milk-questions-and-answers.html#legal.